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the trials I would face when we would arrive in Chile. At the airport, the most boring part of the trip for a child, we waited for a few hours until our plane had arrived. When we got on the plane I was able to get the seat near the window so I can get a view of the land as we flew through the skies. Nothing much happened throughout the plane ride however, what happened after would open my eyes to the world. We had arrived in Chile and proceeded to baggage check and left the airport. My…

his holiday. My parents hadn’t yet told me where the family was going to spend our holiday but I assumed we were going to London due to the Olympic Games which was to occur that year. I boasted to my friends about how my parents had already bought plane tickets as well as tickets to view some of the events in the Olympics. When I got home that holiday, I had the biggest shock of my life. My parents told me that we were going to our village, Nnewi North in Anambra State to celebrate my rite of…

“The 5:45 flight to Chicago, Illinois will begin boarding seats B15-30 in 5 minutes,” the flight secretary announced. I glanced around at everyone gathering their bags, unplugging laptops, wrapping up their food, and getting ready to board the plane. People were headed in all sorts of directions: work, going home, visiting families, or going to run the marathon. I was growing impatient, but at the same time, I wanted to stop everything and take in all of the sounds, smells, feelings, and…

Not everyone has the chance to ride the Kennedy space center simulator but my opportunity came today. No more videos, it’s going to be the actual ‘thing. We walked onto a ramp that brought us to a green screen where we obtain our picture taken, and after the ride they gave us a chance to buy the picture where they edited an orange astronaut suit on us. I continued to run up and around the twist of the ramp leaving my aunt and uncle behind me. The few people in line gathered at the top of the…

Two is Better Than one When we think of companionship, most of us automatically think of romantic relationships. Although this is a common view of companionship, there are other ways it can be interpreted: with friendships, acquaintances, family members, teachers, and the list goes on. On Tuesdays with Morrie, the Author Mitch Albom presents a few examples of companionship. Through Morrie’s interactions, we examine different examples that portray aspects of companionship revealed: with Mitch,…

But even though he saved everyone on the plane, investigators find that the left engine was still able to be piloted to the airport for a landing that would have saved the airplane. Sully takes this harshly and begins to have regrets about his actions in the air at the moment of panic. The film proceeds to recap the incident by replaying the memory in a flashback of Sully’s memories in a bar. The flashback shows Sully and Jeffrey calmly land the plane while the air hostesses help calm the…

The Johnson family prepares to embark on a 80 night trip, driving and pulling their camper from Florida to Alaska and back, beginning on June 1. Mark, Jody, and their two children Maggie (age 16), and Joe (age 15) Johnson are extremely excited to soon set about on their three month trip across the United States, traveling over 12,400 miles. Joe Johnson finds that the “car part is boring and a long time sitting down in the car forever,” but looks forward to “seeing a bunch that [he] hasn’t…

I knew it was the day when I woke up to find the clouds peeling away from the mountains to unveil the sunrise. A quick moment to check the weather, and then I was off to the aeroclub. Today was going to be my first cross country solo. I had been training for months now leading up to this moment, yet the past week was plagued with abysmal weather. I found myself holding short as F-22s occupied the runways. A minor inconvenience when you fly from out of a military base. Waiting, I reassured myself…

All of Rains life she has known her Genie as her guardian. Anything and everything Rain needed Genie was there, he was her “parents”. Rain didn’t recall much about her actual parents but she was told they had passed away when she was 3yrs old. Rain is now 15, she attends Bayside High School and comes home to her Genie, that’s normal life for her. Until now, everything is going in a downward spiral. Her grades were down, and Genie was not thrilled. As they argued over a algebra, Rain was furious…

As I floated to the top of the hill on the ski lift, my stomach dropped and I grew hot despite the freezing temperatures outside. I was attempting to prepare myself for the sizable slope that I thought to be my impending doom. When I departed from the lift I turned my skis to position myself at the brink of slope. Then I tipped my skis over the edge of the hill with much initial regret. Throughout my years of skiing I had sprained joints, bruised limbs, and nearly broken bones. Despite my…